Hello David, I'm not sure I have everything that you're looking for. Windows <> Linux. Some things harder. Some things easier. All I can say is that it's nice not having to run anti-virus software. ;)
I run MEPIS. They are a debian based distro, that has the philosophy that the will also include programs that are "Free" but not necessarily open source: Real Video Player, Flash, etc. I think this is a pretty reasonable stance to take. They also have thrown in some utilities that help with network configuration including wireless. I hope between the "MEPIS Network Assistant" and the kWifiManager to accomplish most of my wireless tasks. MEPIS can be tried out as a LiveCD before installing. -Kevin CULLY Technologies, LLC David Smith wrote: > I've been trying out some of the more recent distributions here at work and > there has been better, if somewhat begrudgingly, acceptance of them by my > completely non-technical coworkers. There are still some problems out there > though that after years of linux experience are just astounding to me that > they haven't been addressed properly. Some software examples: In Kubuntu, > the wireless setup tools just don't work, plain and simple. That I have to > go edit config files to get a stable wireless connection is ridiculous at > this point. Third party tools: Acrobat reader, flash and java are mandatory > for any modern web browser to function properly nowadays. Windows doesn't > ship with them, so I don't expect linux to either. But what I do expect is > for the same version of these tools to work across the OS. In windows, it > does, in Linux, it doesn't. This fragmented nature is understandable within > Linux based on the wide variety and open source nature of many of the > components that make up a distribution, but on a practical level it's a > complete pain. Hardware: I watch the manufacturer websites for download > availability as a way to judge how Linux is doing as a viable option to > windows, and it's Suse, RedHat and maybe Debian drivers out there, and > usually at least one hardware generation behind and often with reduced > feature sets. It's better now than it has been in the past, but it's not > where it needs to be when I can't go to WalMart or Office max, buy a cheap > video card or wireless antenna and just toss it in like I can with Windows. > If anyone knows a distribution that covers these concerns and doesn't > require me to poke around under the sheets or spend hours doing setup > configs to do basic tasks then please let me know so I can gleefully kill > off my windows installations. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
